[Sheflug] Wuftpd configuration problems

[Barrie Bremner <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Neil" == Neil R Porter <Neil> writes:

    Neil> Hi All I'm running LM8.1 and want to organise ftp access to
    Neil> my server.  I noticed that proftpd was installed and running
    Neil> as part of my install, however when I wanted to set up anon
    Neil> and guest accounts I didn't know how to, nor could I find
    Neil> out how.  So, while using webmin I discovered I could do it
    Neil> there, however, it only seems to support wu-ftpd.  So, I
    Neil> uninstalled proftpd and installed wuftpd.

You might want to reconsider that one.

See http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241105

WU-FTP has never seemed to be the most secure of FTP daemons.

That email message isn't very specific, but it's enough...

Cheers.

Baz.

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